Aston® Postural Assessment : A New Paradigm for Observing and Evaluating Body Patterns.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aston, Judith.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Posture.

Human mechanics.

Physical therapy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (231 pages)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Other Title:

Aston Postural Assessment

Place of Publication:

London : Handspring Publishing Limited, 2019.

Summary:

This is a brand new edition of a successful book which was one of the first to encourage movement therapists and bodyworkers to look at the postural causes of movement problems, rather than focusing treatment just on the physical symptoms. The book explains how to measure and assess posture and provides tools for doing so. The author introduces her unique perspective on body mechanics - Aston-Mechanics® - a departure from the standard model of body posture, and provides many opportunities to practice observation and analytical skills based on this paradigm.Key featuresThe author is widely recognized as a pioneer in the art and science of kinetics for her discovery of the Aston® Paradigm and consequent development of the many forms of movement, bodywork, fitness and ergonomics of Aston® Kinetics.She created and developedAston® Kineticsas an educational system of movement and bodywork. Rather than enforcing physical symmetry,Aston® Kineticsseeks to recognize the asymmetries that are natural to a person's body and to achieve the best movement possible.Her acute ability to 'see' the body in stillness and motion and to train others to see, move and exercise, established her discipline of bodywork and movement training that is known asAston® Kinetics.The book is highly illustrated with over 300 photographs and 150 line drawings. All the illustrations are new for this edition.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Dedication

About the author

Acknowledgments

Preface

Foreword by Thomas W Myers

Foreword by Darlene Hertling

Chapter 1. Introduction

Beginnings and influences

Seeing posture

Alignment and posture

Influences on posture

Common assessment examples

Goals of this book

How to use this book

Pre-test A

Pre-test B

Chapter 2. Alignment and geometric shapes

Introduction

Common patterns of alignment

Three planes

Abstract shapes

Identifying geometric centers

Exercise 2.1

Placement

Exercise 2.2

Exercise 2.3

Notation of placement

Symbols

Exercise 2.4

Outlining segments from photographs

Exercise 2.5

Chapter 3. Seeing alignment shifts from the side

Body landmarks in side view

Ball body chart and landmarks - drawing the nine segments

Transferring notations to the ball body

Practice

The ball body in nine segments

Exercise 3.1

Exercise 3.2

Exercise 3.3

Exercise 3.4

Transferring notations from photos to body charts

Plumb line - side view

Demonstration

Practice combining notations of alignment

Body charts

Exercise 3.5

Chapter 4. Seeing alignment shifts from the front view

Exercise 4.1

Segmental centers and relationship to placement

Exercise 4.2

Notation of right to left placement in the frontal plane

Exercise 4.3

Front plumb line dividing the right and left sides of the body

Exercise 4.4

The Central Line

Exercise 4.5

Exercise 4.6

Exercise 4.7

Notations of weight-bearing on the foot

Exercise 4.8

Exercise 4.9

Chapter 5. Seeing alignment and horizontal tilts from four views

Landmarks - front view

Connecting landmarks to observe tilt relationships - front view

Exercise 5.1

Exercise 5.2

Exercise 5.3.

Landmarks - back view

Examples

Connecting landmarks to body segments and ball body - back view

Exercise 5.4

Combining tilts, shifts and weight-bearing notations

Exercise 5.5

Notating tilts from the side view

Exercise 5.6

Combining shifts and tilts of the pelvis - side view

Notation of pelvic tilt

Tilt of pelvis/hip to placement with plumb line

Varying tilts and placement

Exercise 5.7

Implications

Exercise 5.8

Exercise 5.9

Pelvic tilt on right and left sides

Chapter 6. Seeing rotations

Notation of rotation - 1

Rotations in the frontal plane

Exercise 6.1: identifying rotations

Notating lower extremity patterns

Counter-rotations

Example

Exercise 6.2

Notation of rotation - 2

Exercise 6.3

Legs - describing placement and rotation of the lower extremities

Lower extremity patterns

Exercise 6.4

Exercise 6.5

Exercise 6.6

Placement of the upper extremities

Exercise 6.7

Combinations and notations

Upper and lower extremity patterns

Chapter 7. Combining tracks

Notation symbols

Observing, selecting and prioritizing visual assessment information

Prioritizing information

Identifying and selecting the main track

Exercise 7.1

Notating upper extremity patterns

Notation combinations

Exercise 7.2

Mid-test

Chapter 8. Aston theory and concepts: Part 1

The Aston Paradigm

Principle 1: Aston use of the plumb line

Benefits of tilting forward

There is no sky hook!

Principle 2: Aston neutral

Dynamic neutral

Base of Support (BOS) guidelines

Principle 3: Range of Neutral (RON)

The body is dynamic

Examples of RON

Chapter 9. Aston theory and concepts: Part 2

Principle 4: Dimensional integrity

History

Dimension

Alignment to dimension

Example.

Flexion and extension patterns of the whole body

Flexion pattern

Extension pattern

Combinations of flexion and extension patterns

Combinations of flexion and extension

Exercise 9.1

Notations for dimension

Seeing dimensional differences in segments

Alignment and aperture

Bird's eye view of placement and dimension

Exercise 9.2

The three-dimensional foot

Principle 5: Asymmetry

Chapter 10. Aston theory and concepts: Part 3

Principle 6 : Gravity and ground reaction force (GRF)

The interaction of alignment, dimension, gravity and GRF

Gravity

Ground reaction force (GRF)

The combined effect of gravity and GRF

Effects from combined forces and direction

Compression forces

Tensile forces

Shear forces

Torsion

Exercise 10.1

The effect of gravity

Exercise 10.2

Gravity and GRF - alternating recycling

Exercise 10.3

Principle 7 : Tone, mobility and holding patterns

Tone

Relationship of alignment and dimension to mobility

Combinations of tone and mobility

Combinations of hypo- and hypertonia and mobility

Exercise 10.4

Functional and Structural Holding Patterns continuum

Compensations

Positive effects of balanced posture

Chapter 11: Integrating seeing into your practice

Physical benefits

Psychological benefits

Additional information for observing posture

Using photos and videos

Different ways to use photos

Session sequence flowchart

Observation sequence

Sample session sequence and form

Learning review

Exercise 11.1

Sample assessment

Exercise 11.2

Exercise 11.3

Communicating with your client

Communication guidelines

Exercise 11.4: Test your seeing skills

Putting it all together.

Making the connection between client patterns, their complaints and your notations and assessment

Post-test A

Post-test B

Before and after (and 22 years later)

Aston Body Mapping

In closing

Index.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781912085354

1912085356

OCLC:

1356004112